ERIC ED327264: Institutional Development Plan. Presented to the Department of Advanced Education, Government of Alberta.

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TITLE
Institutional Development Plan. Presented to the
Department of Advanced Education, Government of
Alberta.
INSTITUTION
Lethbridge Community Coll. (Alberta).
PUB DATE
Jan 91
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DESCRIPTORS
Budgets; *College Planning; Community Colleges;
*Eancational Development; Educational Finance;
*Enrollment Projections; Government School
Relationship; *Institutional Mission; Mission
Statements; Program Descriptions; School Business
Relationship; School Demography; Student
Characteristics; Trend Analysis; Two Year Colleges
IDENTIFIERS
*Canada
ABSTRACT
At Lethbridge Community College (LCC) in Lethbridge,
Alberta, widelv acknowledged as Canada's first community college,
personal rnd professional development is stressed for all staff and
students.
'he mission of LCC is to meet the needs of adults
throughout
heir lives by providing excellent learning opportunities
through hign quality programs and services. Demand for these programs
at the college is determined by three factors: employment
opportunities for graduates; career interests of potential graduates;
and training initiatives promoted by sponsoring agencies and
governments- While the college's overall program mix is diverse,
there are a number of unique college programs including irrigation
technology, farm financial management, and engineering design and
drafting technology. Recently, five substantial planning activities
have been initiated to address aspects of the college's continued
development. In addition, four trends and issues have been -Ldentified
by college constituencies as most likely to affect college operations
in the 1990s: (1) the influence of learners; (2) the type of
educational/training services which will be required during the
1990's; (3) the content and quality of instruction available during
the 1990s; (4) and the availability of financial resources and the
appropriate human and physical resources during the 1990's. Inspired
by its diversity, LCC foresees development as client-centered,
building on strengths, extending programs, and pursuing new
technologies. From these foundations, the college anticipates
increased enrollments, a current staff, the maintenance of
facilities, increased funding, and a change in mandate. Appendixes
list programs, enrollment projections, budgets, enrollment growth,
and initiatives under consideration. (JMC)
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An Institutional Development Plan
Presented to the
Department of Advanced Education
Government of Alberta
by
Lethbridge Community College
Lethbridge, Alberta
January, 1991
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Table of contents
Who We Are
1
A Brief History of Lethbridge Community College
2
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What We Believe
5
Statement of Values
6
Statement of Mission
7
Statement of Mandate
7
What We Do
9
Current Programs
10
Where We Are Going
13
Planning and Forecasting
14
A Vision For The 21st Century
17
Thriving on Diversity
18
Implications of Change
21
Appendix A
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Appendix B
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Who We Are
* We Have A Past
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Lethbridge Community College
A Brief History of Lethbridge Community College
We are widely acknowledged as Canada's first community college. From a small,
austere beginning as a junior college with 36 students at a local high school in 1957,
Lethbridge Community College has been instrumental in changing the face of
postsecondary education in southern Alberta and beyond.
In its first decade, the College divided its resources letween university-transfer
education, career offerings, and continuing education. The College offered career
programs such as Agriculture Technology, Automotives, Business Administration,
Communication Arts, Drafting Technology, Law Enforcement, Meat Cutting, Nursing,
and Outdoor Recreation Education. Demands for education and training from the
underserved population of southern Alberta pulled the College forward in two
compat:ble yet competing directions--career programs and university education. By the
later 1960s the decision was made to separate the College into two institutions in order
to focus more directly on these two areas. The establishment of the University of
Lethbridge campus in 1971 culminated the College's refocusing of resources on career
education and continuing education under the name of Lethbridge Community College.
The College entered its second decade as a community college and its rapid
expansion of program enrolments was complemented by the construction of several
important buildings including the Paterson Building (19;3), Andrews Building shop
additions (1970, 1976) and phast one of the Residence Complex (1977). During this
decade the College established new programs such as College Preparatory, English as a
Second Language, and Recreation Management.
The College's third decade generally coincides with the 1980s. While expanding its
presence throughout southern Alberta and beyond, the College was itself being
influenced by a number of significant factors. During this decade the College expanded
to more than a dozen off-campus sites and assumed an active role in educational
consortia participation. Programs were added in areas such as Child and Youth Care,
Irrigation Technology, and outreach academic upgrading. The College's base of clients
Wjs expanded through ad hoc funding arrangements with government agencies and
corporate sponsors for specific courses and programs. While continuing to serve
Lethbridge residents, College programs attracted students from a broader area. By the
end of the decade, 37 career programs, six apprenticeship areas, and courses in 26 other
Business and Applied
program areas were available through four academic divisions:
Arts, Community Education, Natural and Social Sciences, and Technologies and Trades.
1ne number of students registering in credit courses had grown to 5,600 annually with
another 12,700 adults served annually through 27,500 non-credit course registrations.
The instructional and administrative staff had developed accordingly.
During this recent decade there was also considerable development of facilities on
the main campus. The main campus facility space doubled with the construction of the
Residence Complex phase two (1981), Trades Building (1983), Technologies Building
(1983), College Centre (1985), Animal Husbandry (1986), and the Physical Education
Complex (1990). College compudng capabilities increased steadily in both academic and
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Still, by the end of the decade, changes in student needs, regional
administrative areas.
economics, and program directions as well as the aging of some College facilities spawn
a new need for renovating and updating the physical plant and replacing a larger
proportion of capital equipment.
The College draws a large majority of its students from throughout southern Alberta,
with a substantial number of other western Canadian students also enroling. These
students mirror the cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity of the region. The College
has an international presence in several developing countries and international students
constitute about six percent of the on-campus credit enrolment.
The College has become an active partner with agriculture, human service agencies,
business, industries, and government as well as with other postsecondary institutions in
In addition to an
developing and delivering educational programs and services.
established emphasis on career certificate and diploma programs, the College plays
a
major role in providing general interest courses, academic upgrading, and in-service
training throughout southern Alberta and beyond. These latter activities have provided
the College with considerable experience in working with alternative methods for the
delivery of instruction and with new funding agencies and sponsors.
During the three decades of its existence the College has both developed and
evolved. Much of the College's present activity is, the result of vision and planning--
conscious attempts to develop the College in particular ways.
Still, the College's present
state has also been shaped by willingness and ability to respond to opportunities and
events brought about by broader social, technological, and economic changes--by
responding, the College has been evolving. Glancing backward, it is evident that change
is a constant and diversity a hallmark; looking ahead, it is evident that change and
diversity will continue to characterize institutional development at Lethbridge
Community College.
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What We Believe
* We Have Values
* We Have A Mission And A Mandate
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Statement of Values
The College believes that values permeate its established mission and goals. The
encompassing value of a positive client centred environment underpins the College's
commitment to human development as the College seeks to ensure accessibility,
excellence and accountability in all its undertakings.
The College believes in the importance of personal and professional development for
all staff and students. This commitment to human development is accomplished through
recognition of individual needs, abilities, and accomplishments; opportunities for learning;
career enhancement; and psychological, social, and physical wellness.
The College believes in establishing and maintaining standards of excellence for
achievement in its learning and working environment. The College recognizes that an
open, supportive environment addresses student learning styles, promotes environmental
awareness, enhances individual performance, and influences the way members of the
College community relate to each other. Quality is emphasized throughout the College
in all its undertakings.
The College provides accessibility to learning opportunities by operaess and through
flexible responses te learner needs to achieve academic goals. The College chooses to
serve a geographically, socially, and economically diverse clientele.
The College promotes communication through a leadership style which encourages
participatory decision making and performance through partnerships and cooperation
within the College and its community. Further, the College promotes change for
improvement by creating shared understandings and commitments to action.
The College demonstrates accountability to its many constituencies through fiscal
management, responsiveness to community, and access to information and the
produc.:vity of graduates.
Believing in the importance of honesty, trust, and fairness,
the College respects the dignity of the individual, promotes professional conduct, and
creates harmony among its staff and students.
These College values arc a fundamental element in determining how College mission
and goals arc established and achieved.
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Statement of Mission
The mission of Lethbridge Community College is to meet
educational needs of adults throughout their lives by providing
excellent learning opportunities through high quality programs
and services.
Statement of Mandate
Lethbridge Community College is a public, board governed, comprehensive
community college serving the career education and training needs of students and
employers from southern Alberta and beyond. As the oldest Canaiian communky
college, it fulfils a community expectation to complement career development training by
responding to personal and community development needs through an extensive offering
of general interest courses and public service outreach activities.
Lethbridge Community College's principal focus is to offer programs and courses
leading to career entry and career advancement. To this end, the College offers a
diversity of certificate and diploma programs in the areas of business, agriculture, human
services and health sciences, environmental science, engineering and industrial
technologies, and apprenticeship training for the trades of carpentry, electrician, motor
These career development
mechanics, heavy duty mechanics, partsman, and welding.
programs arc complemented by preparatory upgrading courses which enable under-
In addition, credit
prepared learners to enter and complete career-related programs.
courses are offered to supplement options available to certificate and diploma students
and to facilitate access to college for learners undecided as to a career choice. An array
of non-credit courses are provided in areas of interest to southern Albertans.
Lethbridge Community College serves adult learners of all ages and from a variety
of socio-economic and educational backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of southern
Alberta's multi-cultural and multi-ethnic heritage. Services are provided to address the
career and personal development needs of this heterogeneous group, in such areas as
assessment, counselling, placement, and health services, as well as a learning resources
centre and developmental learning centre.
Lethbridge Community College serves a "community" much broader than the City of
Lethbridge. The College is the southern Alberta centre for distance education and
provides distance education across western Canada. Furthu, the College provides
services to the regional, national, and international community through such initiatives as
conferences, consultations and research.
Lethbridge Community College is accountable to all publics for funds spent and
results achieved. The College develops and maintains cooperative relationships with
business and industry, including financial and educational partnerships designed to
address the needs of the business community, the agriculture community, and the region.
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